The Trip, Ezra Jack Keats
The Trip, Ezra Jack Keats
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The Trip

Author: Ezra Jack Keats

Narrator: Charles Turner

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 09/01/1979


Synopsis

"A quietly told story of a shoebox that helps Louie to remember old times, before he moved away, and then to make friends in his new neighborhood." --- Publisher's WeeklyDo you lose all your friends when you move to a new neighborhood? That’s what Louie thinks. Feeling sad and lonely, Louie builds a small diorama of his old block and dreams he’s flying back to visit with his pals. But just at that moment Louie wakes up to learn there are new friends waiting at his front door, to go Halloween trick or treating.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on February 20, 2020

I found this book a little confusing, but I knew ahead of time that it was about an imaginary journey. The illustrations were great, as usual, but the story lacked oomph.......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on October 31, 2025

Louie really is just about the perfect picture book character, easy to relate to in a quiet, understated way that comes about as a result of the equally quiet, understated pictures made by Ezrea Jack Keats. No reader will be unable to identify with Louie's apprehension about his new apartment, away......more

Goodreads review by Bant on March 31, 2017

The Louie books are weird.......more

Goodreads review by Taddow on January 27, 2019

Great book about using your imagination!......more

Goodreads review by Ben on June 29, 2018

The Trip is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, which tells a story about a shy boy named Louie who has moved to a new place and is not particularly happy about it. It is the second book of four books in the Louie series. The text is rather simple and straightforward......more